"it came as a surprise to see the magazine run such a decisively negative writeup of ICANN."

Reading the text linked, it surprises me that only one point of view, from Weinstein and Neumann (Farber the third in band, is not mentioned) is noted. It would suggest the average SciAm reader, not familiar with ICANN that the proposed alternative is shifting the responsibility to the IAB and restricting it to mere technical co-ordination.

Is that the message most people reading and commenting on ICANNwatch really like to become the general public's view on the reform-debate?